What’s the strangest thing delivered to your house (that you did not order)?

Five thousand forks! I ordered 4 salads from a restaurant through DoorDash on my way home from work one night, and got the notification that my order had been left on my porch just before I arr…

Top stories for Long   What's the strangest thing delivered to your house (that you did not order)? Michelle Perry-Weidner, Certified Nutritionist and Child Development Specialist • Answered April 20 Five thousand forks! I ordered 4 salads from a restaurant through DoorDash on my way home from work one night, and got the notification that my order had been left on my por... Read more » 623 25   Recently, I bought a bike with a triple crankset and I'm confused about what the middle chainring does so I searched Google but it doesn't give me a satisfactory explanation. Can you explain? Luca Guala, engineer on a bicycle • Answered September 16, 2020 In the past, prior to 1980's, triple chainrings have been used occasionally by road racers to have lighter gears available to be used for tough mountain stages, while retai... Read more » 150 25   Is Turmeric bad for your kidneys? Marylyn Ketimo, Part-time Nurse • Answered July 27 Turmeric is not the most powerful anti-inflammatory spice, infact most people that consume turmeric only see little if any results because the absorption is so tiny, it's o... Read more » 562 46   Is it better to stay married to someone who you don't love than to give up half of your assets in divorce? Jamie • Answered October 21, 2024 I witnessed a conversation between a 93 yr old man and some 40 yr old guy about whether the 40 yr old should divorce. It was an answer I had never heard before. "For some re... Read more » 3.8K 350   I have a 1974 small print wheat penny, it has no mint on it but on the back it has FG. What kind of coin do I have? Sarah Weaver, Numismatist • Updated October 31, 2019 "I have a 1974 small print wheat penny, it has no mint on it but on the back it has FG. What kind of coin do I have?" You have a 1974 Lincoln Memorial one cent coin, NOT a w... Read more » 742 105   Is there an infinite set of integers whose pairwise sums are distinct? Alon Amit, Lover of math. Also, Ph.D. • Answered May 12 Infinite? Wow. That's a lot. Can you find two integers like that? Sure you can. Which ones did you pick?... Read more » 259 18   Why do car manufacturers recommend lower tire pressure than what's optimal for fuel efficiency? Loring Chien, Knows a bit about bicycles. • Updated July 12 High pressures give the lowest rolling resistance and the best fuel economy. But fuel economy is Not the only thing they are trying to optimize, and maybe not the most impor... Read more » 764 49   In the US diversity lottery, if you don't get "selected" should you keep checking? Do you still have a chance? Kathryn Berck • Answered June 2, 2018 "Can you get selected in the US visa lottery after initially not being selected?" Yes, that has happened. If enough of the entries drawn don't qualify or don't pursue the ap... Read more » 299 51   If someone pronounces SQL as "S-Q-L", do you assume they aren't experienced in it? Jason Weiand, former Senior Escalation Engineer at Microsoft (2003-2004) • Answered July 30 I'm a former Microsoft employee. During my first run with them back in '03. I asked one of the guys from the SQL team that had been there from the start, why it was pronoun... Read more » 5.1K 426   Why is there a subculture in the USA Deep South of people who believe that they 'live off the land' when they clearly do not? Where do these ideas come from, and why is it 'rude' to contradict the worldview? Robert Clouse, Disabled Veteran at Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (2000-present) • Answered June 22 I happen be relatives to a bunch of Kentucky hillbillies. They have lived back in the hollows since the 1700s. They are not dedicated homesteaders, but more than 80% of what... Read more » 1K 97   Can AI predict winning combinations in lotteries? Aaron Brown, MBA Finance & Statistics, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (1982) • Answered July 6 I tried this, as I imagine a few million other people did. I didn't expect it to work, I think most state lotteries are honest with pretty good systems, but people have exp... Read more » 63 22   What are harsh realities daycare and preschool providers tend to not tell parents? Elena Ledoux, Chief Operating Officer of Boss Security Screens (2020-present) • Answered October 7, 2017 I just took my little super monkey to a pediatrician. Ever since he started kindergarten, he's been coming down with one sickness after another. While she was checking his ... Read more » 3.6K 138 Read more in your feed

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